RT Article
T1 Nonverbal emotions while disclosing child abuse: the role of interviewer support
JF Child maltreatment
VO 28
IS 1
SP 66
OP 75
A1 Karni-Visel, Yael
A1 Hershkowitz, Irit
A1 Lamb, Michael E. 1953-
A1 Blasbalg, Uri
A2 Hershkowitz, Irit
A2 Lamb, Michael E. 1953-
A2 Blasbalg, Uri
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1834104599
AB Statements by alleged victims are important when child abuse is prosecuted; triers-of-fact often attend to nonverbal emotional expressions when evaluating those statements. This study examined the associations among interviewer supportiveness, children?s nonverbal emotions, and informativeness during 100 forensic interviews with alleged victims of child abuse. Raters coded the silent videotapes for children?s nonverbal emotional expressions while other raters coded the transcripts for interviewer support, children?s verbal emotions, and informativeness. Results showed that children?s nonverbal signals were more common than and preceded the verbal signs. Interviewer support was associated with children?s expressivity. When children expressed more nonverbal emotions, they were more responsive during the pre-substantive phases and more informative about the abuse. Nonverbal emotions partially mediated the association between support and informativeness. The findings underline the value of nonverbal emotional expression during forensic interviews and demonstrate how the interviewers? supportive demeanor can facilitate children?s emotional displays and increase informativeness.
K1 Kindesmisshandlung
K1 Interview
K1 Körpersprache
K1 Child Abuse
K1 Emotional expression
K1 investigative interviews
K1 nonverbal behavior
DO 10.1177/10775595211063497